- Client-centered focus
- Skill-based tools
- Perinatal support
About Barbara
Barbara Castro is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people handle stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, grief, parenting challenges, depression, bipolar disorder, and ADHD. She also supports concerns tied to fertility, postpartum struggles, and fatherhood issues. Her approach is practical and compassionate. She aims to make the first step feel safer for people who are worried about reaching out.
With 26 years of clinical work in New York, Barbara draws on long experience to shape sessions around each person's needs. She uses Client-Centered Therapy to focus on the person's experience and pace. She also incorporates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques when they fit the goals of the work.
Sessions address everyday problems with clear, simple tools. That can mean learning skills to manage strong emotions, changing unhelpful thinking patterns, or building routines that support mood and energy. Barbara pays attention to life events like loss, fertility struggles, and becoming a parent, and she helps people find ways to cope and move forward.
Her style is respectful and nonjudgmental, and she adjusts plans as progress and needs evolve. She emphasizes practical coping skills alongside space to talk through painful feelings. Barbara aims to help people regain balance and a sense of control in daily life.
People working with her can expect steady support and a focus on real-world changes. She encourages small steps that add up to bigger shifts over time.
How these approaches can work online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person’s own experience and aims to create a space where they feel heard and understood. It helps when someone wants to talk through feelings, clarify choices, or build self-trust. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and offers practical exercises to change patterns that cause distress. CBT can be useful for anxiety, depression, and managing everyday stress.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with the person to decide which methods fit best based on goals, symptoms, and what feels comfortable. That collaborative planning can include trying different techniques and adjusting as needs change.
Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by removing travel time and allowing appointments to happen from wherever it is convenient. It can also allow shorter check-ins when a quick strategy or follow-up is needed, and it can be a good option for people balancing parenting or work. Confirm the current session options before booking to learn which formats are available for scheduling.
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Experience
26+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What issues does Barbara help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and parenting concerns, grief, depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and related topics such as fertility and postpartum struggles.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm and respectful, with an emphasis on listening first and tailoring sessions to each person’s needs.
How much experience does she have?
Barbara has 26 years of professional experience providing psychotherapy in New York.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the credential LCSW and practices in New York.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States schedule with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work together?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.